Day 1 - Leaving my Office

The Mournlands are a treacherous place for sure

January 21st - Today I was told upon arriving at my office for office hours that my classes had been assigned to a new faculty member and that I was to depart at once to begin my field work. I cannot tell you how much this displeases me as I know I will soon feel dirty and grimy from all that travel but for the good of the realm I must undertake this assignment and see if some new information can be obtained that would give us a clue about the poison that resides inside the Mournlands.

My kind is slowly dying out. Sure, there are many of us left from the war but every day I hear about a new death or a new accident that takes one more of us. It won't be long until I too am gone and forgotten. It is with this that I begin my search.

To make matters terrible, I am expected to bring a variety of companions with me who will augment my own lopsidedness in order to maximize the potential victory scenarios.

First, we have a Paladin. I never understood religion but her name is Scully and she prays to the Silver Flame. While her demeanor is a little out-of-place, her ability to fight is not. Spontaneously, the opportunity to fight a battle presented itself and so I felt it necessary to test our skills. More on this in a minute.

Second, we have an Elf. I know she is a highborn but she seems to be hiding from her people. I know this will be a problem later but since the University has assigned these folks to me, I can do naught but wait. Her prowess in battle and her ability to speak her mind without thinking are amusing but no doubt, she is but a baby. What sort of name is LaFawnda anyway?

Lastly, we have a human (who I believe is actually a changling). That he is willing to come with us is something of a testament to the ulterior motives that this "Odo" has in store for us. His battle prowess is nearly legendary yet he seems to fight as though he were possessed by some hesitant spirit. Nevertheless, I am glad I do not require rest too often as I do not fancy dying in my sleep. I will need to watch this one.

Our first adventure seems to have gone off without a hitch. I do not understand why everyone goes to this food place called a tavern to find out information. Do people ONLY talk while eating? In any case, this was our first diplomatic mission and as I am a novice in the realm of inter-personal communication, it was up to the others to figure these things out. My own purpose will unravel as we find artifacts from a nation none have entered for many years.

Hilariously, Odo tried to have us avoid an obvious trap at the tavern by not taking the innkeeper's request to go under the city. No doubt this was something of an attempt to trick us into helping the innkeep obtain something from an enemy. So, if this is true then we need to go and see since it has to be somewhat valid in its content for this research.

Upon finding the place, I saw that there were but 2 brave souls trying to obtain something from nearby. They were surrounded by what seemed to be worthless hooligans of the louder bark than bite variety. I gave them the opportunity to surrender by simply asking what they knew but alas, knives were pulled and battle lines drawn. We quickly downed the foes and the cobwebs were shaken off this old warforged body.

It felt good to battle though I shant try that again. Who knew that simply walking into an enemy encampment was frowned upon! I thought LaFawnda was going to stab me!